iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (NASDAQ:IUSV) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (NASDAQ:IUSV) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 367,900 shares, an increase of 19.9% from the January 15th total of 306,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 831,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of IUSV stock opened at $95.39 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $94.32 and its 200 day moving average is $94.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.96 and a beta of 0.95. iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF has a 12 month low of $85.14 and a 12 month high of $100.29.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a dividend of $0.5456 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in IUSV. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC now owns 14,778 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,368,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares during the period. PFG Advisors boosted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. PFG Advisors now owns 17,361 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,607,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the period. Sweeney & Michel LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF by 2.6% in the third quarter. Sweeney & Michel LLC now owns 4,946 shares of the company’s stock valued at $481,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the period. SFG Wealth Management LLC. grew its stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. SFG Wealth Management LLC. now owns 4,337 shares of the company’s stock valued at $402,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. increased its holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 7,498 shares of the company’s stock worth $694,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares during the period.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF Company Profile

The iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 900 Value index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap value stocks in the US. The index selects from stocks ranked 1-3000 by market-cap based on 3 value factors. IUSV was launched on Jul 24, 2000 and is managed by BlackRock.